• Thoughts from the Heart

    Stepping Away For Sanity

    Have you ever come to a point in life where you are one step away from just losing your crap? Where everything thing that happens grates on your nerves like there is no tomorrow? Yep, I have been living that for the last little bit. We all just loveee to post on social media like we are the perfected image of sunshine and puppies but that is not how life works. That is not how our emotions work either. As a perfectionist on top of it, I have this overwhelming urge to ensure a “perfected image.” That is NOT healthy. After a hardcore reality check of having health problem after…

  • Thoughts from the Heart

    4 Things I Learned Growing Up With Chronic Illness

    When you hear some people talk about the transition phase for when they become diagnosed with a chronic illness, they talk about how hard it is getting used to their new self. I could not imagine living a “normal” life, then suddenly that comes to a screeching halt. My experience is not that, for I truly do not remember a time without any of my illnesses and I am just in my mid-20s.

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  • Travel

    Travel Tip: Rest When You are Able

    Resting is easier said than done especially when you always have to busy doing something like me. But it is much needed, in everyone’s life and even more important while traveling. Turning down opportunities to go out into the city you are visiting and explore a new site or going out with friends or family can be difficult. It crosses your mind that there is only a certain amount of time in this area so you want to do as much as possible. Rest does not always mean going to sleep. While having appropriate amounts of sleep is much encouraged, sometimes rest means different things. For myself, rest can be…

  • Thoughts from the Heart,  Travel,  Yummy Food

    What You Give Your Body You Get Back

    Hello Lovelies! So, it has been a nice hot minute since we have chatted. Had this marvelous idea that would write during the extensive travels that happened the last couple weeks, let us take a minute and laugh at that. That was a great thought but there was no real way to achieve that when it was all I could do to finish the day then crawl into bed. So everything that did not absolutely have to get done was pushed off. One thing over the last couple weeks had a great reminder of is the fact our bodies really are a machine. What you put into it, is what…

  • Travel

    Summer Travels

    3,650 split up between multiple trips in two and half weeks! Yep you read that right. After Memorial Day, it seems everyone’s traveling picks up dramatically including my own. Traveling can be hard on anyone let alone if you have chronic illness. It can be difficult to maintain a sense of normalcy during this as well as not feel run down. So for the next little bit, I will be sharing different tricks and ideas that have assisted me to be as healthy as possible during this crrrrazy traveling time! Hopefully, they can assist you when life hits you with traveling excessively. The number one thing can recommend though: REST.…